Sprinkler Valve Question
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MrPotatoHead
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I am building my first cannon and am building a pneumatic. I am using a 1" sprinkler valve. I am going to modify it by drilling it and adding an air tool. I would assume I need to plug the hole that originally had the solenoid in it. Is this correct and if so, what should I plug it with?
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MrCrowley
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666 posts benny the devils number i believe....
anyway on the topic of valves i saw a piston design using a pringles can as the piston but aparntly its too light-weight,
if i build one would it help if i put a long bolt through the can to hold some rubber on as the thing that seels the barrel instead of just glueing the rubber on and fill the can with dry-hard foam stuff to add weight?
anyway on the topic of valves i saw a piston design using a pringles can as the piston but aparntly its too light-weight,
if i build one would it help if i put a long bolt through the can to hold some rubber on as the thing that seels the barrel instead of just glueing the rubber on and fill the can with dry-hard foam stuff to add weight?
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MrPotatoHead
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I take it not a lot of pressure builds up in this portion of the sprinkler valve.
MrCrowley, hes not building a piston cannon. This is his first gun and hes using a sprinkler.
As Benny said use expoxy. I personally use ones that set "hard". JBWeld and PC-7 are the ones I use. Other "goops" and "expoxys" will expand when exposed to pressure and Ive even had some blow up into a ~3" bubble and pop. Or you can leave the soleniod in.
As Benny said use expoxy. I personally use ones that set "hard". JBWeld and PC-7 are the ones I use. Other "goops" and "expoxys" will expand when exposed to pressure and Ive even had some blow up into a ~3" bubble and pop. Or you can leave the soleniod in.
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Pimp, are you sure that you mixed the two parts equally?
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Well I thought it would, This is taken from the how to link.L.J.R, that didnt help a bit, and potatohead, use epoxy.
Now isn't that basically what you said.Additional notes:
If your now obsolete solenoid is getting in the way you may simply scrap it, however you must fill both small holes in the solenoid port with epoxy.